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On the rate of convergence of probabilities of moderate deviations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

V. K. Rohatgi
V. K. Rohatgi
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The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C.
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Let {Xn: n ≧ 1} be a sequence of independent random variables and write Letand let . Suppose that converges in law to the standard normal distribution (see [5, 280] for necessary and sufficient conditions). Let {xn} be a monotonic sequence of positive real numbers such that xn → ∞ as n → ∞. Then as n → ∞ for all ε > 0. [6] Rubin and Sethuraman call probabilities of the form probabilities of moderate deviations and obtain asymptotic forms for such probabilities under appropriate moment conditions.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 91 - 94
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1970

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